The patchwork nature of the coronavirus vaccination campaign in the United States has left people in many parts of the country still vulnerable to the virus and the fast-spreading Delta
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Michigan Dem spends hundreds of campaign dollars at strip club
Michigan state Rep. Jewell Jones, a Democrat, is defending spending hundreds of campaign dollars at a strip club earlier this year in what he described as a “meeting” that deserved
NY law has long let officials use campaign funds for defense
Some legislators want to change New York’s campaign finance rules after Gov. Andrew Cuomo used $285,000 in political donations to pay lawyers representing him in sexual harassment and misconduct investigations.
AOC says she wants ‘to abolish our carceral system’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said she wants to “abolish” the U.S. carceral system during a campaign event for Ohio congressional candidate Nina Turner on Saturday. “I want to abolish our
Skilled in Strategy (and Grudges), Top Biden Adviser to Depart White House
WASHINGTON — For the past 17 months, since shaking up his campaign after an embarrassing fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, Joseph R. Biden Jr. has relied on Anita Dunn,
Pritzker takes reelection campaign to TV with three ads focused on Illinoisans ‘who came together during tough times’
Gov. J.B. Pritzker sits with Corey in one of the three ads the governor’s campaign released Friday. | Screen shot A campaign spokeswoman said the ads will appear on broadcast
Pritzker releases 3 TV ads focused on everyday people who helped Illinois through pandemic
Gov. J.B. Pritzker sits with Corey in one of the three ads the governor’s campaign released Friday. | Screen shot The ads are the first of the campaign season. Gov.
Democrats calling for filibuster elimination ‘hypocrites,’ GOP chair says
The Democrats in a full-out campaign to get President Biden to agree to eliminate the filibuster are hypocrites because the party used it 327 times 2020, Ronna McDaniel, the head
McAuliffe’s claim that he set a ‘record’ investment in education is latest in line of misleading statements
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe claimed in a new campaign ad that he set a “record” with his investment in public education in his last term as governor, but
Tlaib’s campaign paid out over $100K to a firm founded by defund the police, anti-Israel activist
The campaign of “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has paid out over $100,000 for “fundraising consulting” to a Florida-based progressive firm founded and operated by a defund the police
Senate Democrats Hold Hearing on Voting in Georgia
ATLANTA — Senate Democrats will take their campaign for far-reaching federal voting rights legislation on the road to Georgia on Monday, convening a rare hearing in a state at the
Tim Scott’s eye popping 2022 fundraising grabs 2024 attention
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is hauling in a lot of campaign cash as he runs for reelection in 2022, and that’s generating some buzz about 2024. The only
Caitlyn Jenner denies reports campaign has been paused amid Australia trip 2 months before recall election
California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner denied reports that she has paused her campaign to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in the September recall election. “I have not paused my campaign at
‘Squad’ member Pressley donates to bail fund group that supports abolishing police
“Squad” member Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s, D-Mass., campaign donated over a thousand dollars to a bail fund group that supports defunding and abolishing the police, according to the latest filing with
Ohio front-runner raises $2.25M this quarter in competitive GOP Senate primary
Ohio GOP Senate primary candidate Bernie Moreno on Wednesday announced that his campaign reached $2.25 million in donations during the second quarter of 2021. The Cleveland businessman outraised at least three
Texas Democrats Meet With Senators on Voting Rights
Day 2 of the Texas Democrats’ campaign in Washington to pressure Congress to enact federal voting rights protections was much like the first: packed with meetings with supportive senators, cable
Candidate Biden supported restoring diplomatic relations with communist Cuba
While on the campaign trail, President Biden said he would restore Obama-era diplomatic ties with Cuba — despite the nation’s close ties with Venezuela’s strongman Nicolás Maduro. During an
Michigan mayor under fire after using campaign cash to pay for open bar at daughter’s wedding: report
A Michigan mayor is facing scrutiny after he admitted to using campaign funds to pay for a portion of his daughter’s wedding, a local report revealed. Mayor LeRoy Burcroff from Romulus, Mich.,
Budd: Trump endorsement ‘really accelerated’ GOP run for Senate in North Carolina
Rep. Ted Budd says former President Trump’s endorsement of his 2022 campaign for Senate in North Carolina “really clarified things” in the battle for the Republican nomination. The former president
Violence is a threat Haitians know. Covid is something new.
Haiti, the only country in the Americas without a Covid-19 vaccine campaign, is also the country with one of the world’s most dysfunctional health care systems. Even as Haitians struggle
Nikki Haley hits the campaign trail with Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Glenn Youngkin
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is hitting the campaign trail next week in support of the GOP’s nominee for Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin. Haley, who was former President Trump’s
Biden misquotes Reagan’s ‘Morning in America’ ad while plugging infrastructure package
President Biden misquoted one of former President Ronald Reagan’s most famous campaign ads during a Wednesday speech while promoting the potential economic benefits of his two-pronged spending plan on infrastructure
Watch Live: Biden Outlines Vaccination Strategy
President Biden delivers remarks on his administration’s coronavirus vaccination campaign to reach the tens of millions of Americans who remain unvaccinated.
Trump makes no mention of DeSantis at Florida rally
Former President Donald Trump hit all the high notes at his second campaign style rally since leaving the White House. Trump, holding court at the Sarasota Fairgrounds in southwest Florida
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Recall Election Set for Sept. 14.
The Republican-led, pandemic-fueled campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom of California got an official election date on Thursday, as the state’s lieutenant governor announced that voters would head to the
Pro-J.D. Vance super PAC goes up with ad ahead of Ohio GOP Senate bid launch
EXCLUSIVE – A well-financed outside group supporting J.D. Vance’s Republican campaign for the Senate in Ohio is going up with a statewide ad a day before the venture capitalist and the
GOP senators hold Biden accountable for campaign promise to support the biofuel industry and family farmers
A group of Republican senators sent a letter to President Biden holding the president to his campaign promises to support the biofuel industry and family farmers. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa,
Trump’s new public enemy no. 1
Former President Trump has begun to publicly campaign against Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, but will his endorsement of her GOP challenger hold any weight? In the latest episode of The
Duke Energy’s botched war of words
Efforts to defend Duke Energy from a proxy campaign led by billionaire Paul Singer have recently taken two quiet steps backwards. Last month, Singer’s hedge fund Elliott Management urged the
Trump returns to campaign trail to target GOP Rep. Anthony Gonzalez who voted for impeachment
Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail in Ohio Saturday to throw his support behind Republican congressional candidate Max Miller in an attempt to oust Rep. Anthony Gonzalez. In his